Conferences

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Conferences
Residents are required to attend weekly didactic
conferences. The Family Medicine conference
includes all topics within the realm of Family
Medicine topic areas repeat in a three-month
cycle and are designed to ensure an adequate
balance of biomedical, psychosocial, and general
topics. Every 18 months, similar topics are
presented to ensure that everyone has had an
opportunity to attend at least one lecture on a
related topic. The topic areas are as follows
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Conferences (cont)
Maturity Topics resembling an internal medicine
curriculum include common illnesses, acute and
chronic, that present in the adult patient in the
ambulatory setting.
Young Adult Discussion of the health concerns of
young people, covering mostly acute illnesses and
injuries that are common in a primary care
setting.
Elderly Discussion of the unique health needs of
the geriatric patient.
Practice Management, Medico-legal, and General
Topics A grab bag of topics that don't fit well
by traditional labels and include occupational
medicine, practice management, community health,
communication skills, interview techniques, how
to get a job, and an annual medico legal series.
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Conferences (cont)
Pharmaceuticals Therapeutics A series
presented by PharmD associates focusing on
therapeutic issues in both ambulatory and
inpatient care.
Physical Diagnosis Presentation coordinated by
the chief residents demonstrating elements of the
physical exam.
MM Presentation by a resident on the inpatient
family medicine service, reviewing major adverse
outcomes of the previous month.
Nutrition A series presented by the Emory
University Department of Clinical Nutrition
focusing on nutrition throughout the life cycle
as well as specific illnesses.
Journal Club Presentation by residents in which
the literature is critically appraised and
principles of evidence-based medicine" are
demonstrated.
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Conferences (cont)
Resident-Faculty Meeting Monthly meeting
between residents and faculty to discuss issues
of mutual concern.
Psychosocial Rounds Regular meetings of each
PGY class with the behavioral medicine faculty.
These sessions are designed along a Balint
group-style format and are meant to contribute to
residents' sense of well-being.
Other Conferences Numerous other conferences
are available when residents are on different
rotations Cardiology Conferences, Community and
Preventive Medicine Conferences Emergency
Medicine Conferences Geriatrics Conferences
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Neurology
Conferences OB-GYN Grand Rounds Pediatric
Grand Rounds Surgery Grand Rounds and Case
Presentations.
Small Group Sessions At times when one PGY
class is having psychosocial rounds, the other
two classes cover additional topics in research
methodology, computer skills, practice
management, and other topics in a small group
setting.